City Releases Guide To Queens Borough President Special Election

KEW GARDENS, QUEENS — There's a special election for Queens borough president coming up, and the city's Campaign Finance Board has issued a guide to the candidates in an effort to keep voters informed and encourage them to head to the polls this month.

All registered Queens voters are eligible to participate in the nonpartisan special election Tuesday, March 24, which will determine a temporary replacement for former Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, the borough's newly-elected district attorney.

Early voting runs from Saturday, March 14, until Sunday, March 22.

The city's voter guide, available in five languages, features biographies and official statements from each of the six candidates: City Council Member Costa Constantinides, former City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley, former NYPD sergeant Anthony Miranda, former prosecutor Jim Quinn, City Council Member Donovan Richards and businessman Dao Yin.

Borough presidents oversee major land-use decisions, appoint members of community boards and the City Planning Commission and control a multimillion-dollar budget to support local organizations.

The Campaign Finance Board creates online guides for every election under its nonpartisan NYC Votes initiative.

To put together the guide, the agency asks the candidates to submit a video statement and lists of their top-three issues, their professional and public experience and organizational affiliations.

"The NYC Votes Voter Guide is the source New Yorkers can trust for accurate, nonpartisan information about the candidates running to represent them in city government," Amy Loprest, executive director of the NYC Campaign Finance Board and NYC Votes, said.

"City elections have a major impact on issues like housing, public education, and the safety of our streets, and our voter guide helps New Yorkers decide which candidate best represents their interests."

Click here to find your poll site. Voting hours and poll site locations during the early-voting period are different from those on Election Day.

For absentee voters, the last day to apply by mail for an absentee ballot is March 17, and the last day to apply in-person is March 23. Completed absentee ballots must be mailed by March 23 or delivered in-person to the Queens Board of Elections office on March 24.